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1000 Things Worth Knowing
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fowler, Nathaniel C. (Nathaniel Clark), 1858-1918.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Other Title:
- One thousand things worth knowing
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "1000 Things Worth Knowing" by Nathaniel C. Fowler is a non-fiction compilation written in the early 20th century. The book presents a plethora of interesting and lesser-known facts spanning various subjects, aimed at broadening the reader's general knowledge. The author's intent is to convey these facts in simple English, making them accessible to the average reader. The opening of this work introduces the reader to Fowler's goal of presenting over a thousand facts that are not commonly known yet hold significance and relevance to humankind. He emphasizes the importance of clarity and simplicity in explanations, thereby avoiding overly technical language. The preface sets the tone for a format that allows readers to easily consult information on diverse topics, which are referenced in an organized manner for quick navigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by MFR, Christopher Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
- Release date is 2018-03-20
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